Specialist business support for social enterprises, cooperatives and community businesses across West Yorkshire
Business for Good
Free specialist support to help you start or grow an organisation that will help make communities in West Yorkshire into better places to live and work.
Whether you’re an existing social enterprise, co-operative or other community business, or someone with a great ‘business for good’ idea we can help you with coaching, training, information and funding.
Or if you’re someone who works with and advises businesses, you can make sure that up to speed with the full range of Alternative Business Models with our specialist training.
Find out more and get started below.
This project is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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Choose the right help for you
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I’m starting up
Get in touch with a specialist Enterprise coach that’s local to you and find out about free workshops that can help you turn your great idea into a viable business.
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I’m growing or have a problem
Talk to a specialist Enterprise coach about taking the next step for your business or tackling the issues you’re facing and find out about our growth and resilience grants and support programme.
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I advise organisations
Find out about the different models and options, pros and cons, grants and funding so that you can pass on the very best information and advice.
What is an Alternative Business?
Alternative Businesses are those invest in local communities, give something back, and find fairer, more ethical and greener ways to do things. They have aims that are about more than just making a profit and tend to be something other than a limited company or charity. These are ‘alternative businesses’ and may be called a social enterprise, co-operative or community business.
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Why work with us – who we are?
Business for Good, West Yorkshire is a partnership of 8 local and national specialist organisations who working together to make it easier to get the support you need and increase awareness of different ways of doing business.
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